Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Following the completion of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh, the Office of the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that Lucknow recorded the highest percentage of voter deletions at 30.04 per cent in the draft electoral roll.
According to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, Lucknow had 39,94,535 electors as of October 27, which declined to 27,94,397 voters by January 5. Ghaziabad registered the second-highest deletion, with the number of electors falling from 28,37,991 on October 27 to 20,19,852 on January 5.
On Tuesday, Rinwa said that 18.70 per cent of names were removed from the draft voter list across the state before its publication following the enumeration phase of SIR.
Speaking to ANI, Rinwa said, “Today, the draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh has been published after the Enumeration Phase of SIR. We have 12,55,56,025 electors. The enumeration phase started on November 4 and continued till December 26. Our Booth Level Officers (BLOs) visited every house, distributed enumeration forms, and collected them after verification.”
He added that during the process, over 2 crore 28 lakh voters were identified as either deceased or having duplicate entries in the voter list. Additionally, many voters were found to have shifted from the addresses at which they were originally registered.
Rinwa said voters can check their registration status by entering their EPIC number on the official website, which will display the booth and serial number where their name is listed.
“After scrutiny, 18.70 per cent of names were removed from the voter list when it was published today. We expect a large number of people to verify their names in the draft voter list. A list of absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate voters (ASDDR) has also been released. A one-month window has been provided to submit Form 6 along with the required declaration documents,” he said.
He further urged youths who turn 18 years of age on January 1, 2026, to submit Form 6 for inclusion in the electoral roll.
Rinwa also stated that booth-wise lists have been published detailing voters whose names appeared in the electoral roll before October 27 but do not appear in the draft list, along with specific reasons for deletion.
Addressing the press, Rinwa said approximately 12 crore 55 lakh enumeration forms were received, indicating consent for inclusion in the draft list. Of these, 46.23 lakh voters were identified as deceased, 2.17 crore voters were found to have migrated or could not be located, and 25.47 lakh voters had duplicate registrations. In total, 2.89 crore names were excluded from the draft electoral roll.
He said that in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, Returning Officers conducted meetings with political parties and distributed printed copies of the draft electoral rolls. The draft rolls are also available online at ceouttarpradesh.nic.in.
The SIR process began on October 27, 2025, when the existing electoral roll was frozen. Enumeration forms were issued to all 15 crore 44 lakh 30,092 registered voters. The enumeration phase was extended by 15 days, concluding on December 26, with the approval of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In an official statement, the Office of the CEO said the ECI is implementing the SIR with the objective of ensuring the inclusion of all eligible electors and the exclusion of ineligible ones, maintaining transparency at every stage.
According to the CEO’s office, 12,55,56,025 electors out of the total 15,44,30,092 voters listed as of October 27 submitted their enumeration forms, reflecting strong public participation in the first phase of SIR.
The statement credited the success of the exercise to coordinated efforts by District Election Officers (DEOs) across all 75 districts, 403 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), 2,042 Assistant EROs (AEROs), and BLOs deployed across 1,62,486 polling booths. Field representatives of recognised political parties, including 5,76,611 Booth Level Agents (BLAs), also actively participated.
To ensure widespread awareness, election officials conducted extensive outreach campaigns and held multiple meetings with political parties. BLOs carried out house-to-house visits, making at least three attempts to collect enumeration forms, while BLAs and volunteers worked to ensure no eligible voter was left out.
As per the SIR order, the draft electoral roll was published on January 6, 2026. Printed and digital booth-wise copies have been provided to recognised political parties and uploaded on the CEO’s website.
The claims and objections period will remain open from January 6 to February 6, 2026. Eligible voters may file claims for inclusion or objections for deletion of ineligible names. A total of 403 EROs and 2,042 AEROs will scrutinise the applications, with disposal scheduled by February 27, 2026. Additional AEROs have been appointed to ensure timely resolution of all claims and objections. (ANI)
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